Engineer

We're looking for a Highways Engineer to join our team based in Salford.

We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, and we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. We offer market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers., we actively promote, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself.

Location: Optimum House, Clippers Quay, Salford, M50 3XP - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Engineer, you'll be working within the Design team, supporting them in delivering high-quality highway schemes. You'll play an important part in delivering innovative solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects. Working on exciting schemes including the National Highways SDF Framework, Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction Framework, and major projects such as the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine and A417 mssing link, you'll contribute to our 360 approach to design and construction. 

Your day to day will include:

• Preparing technical design drawings, specifications and reports in line with DMRB and relevant standards
• Taking responsibility for delivering highway studies and smaller schemes with minimal supervision
• Collaborating closely with senior team members on major projects, taking ownership of key design elements
• Undertaking site visits and liaising with clients, statutory bodies and stakeholders to maintain excellent relationships
• Using AutoCAD to provide innovative engineering solutions whilst ensuring quality standards are met

What are we looking for?

This role of Highways Engineer is great for you if:

• You hold a Civil Engineering degree or similar combination of qualifications and experience
• You're experienced in using AutoCAD and have working knowledge of DMRB standards
• You're working towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer accreditation with a relevant professional body
• You have experience delivering a range of projects and communicating technical information clearly
• You hold a valid driving licence and CSCS card

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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